Billam-Smith, 21-2 (13), is ranked fourth with the WBC, having bounced back from November’s loss to WBO and WBA champion ...

Weidman had signed up to rematch Luke Rockhold, who relieved him of his UFC belt almost a decade ago, on the doomed debut of ...

Three new champions were crowned at Fury Pro Grappling, featuring action from Taylor Hishaw, Junny Ocasio, Pat Downey, and ...

With the UFC’s summer schedule really starting to take shape in recent weeks, a high-profile middleweight bout has officially ...

Chris Weidman recently revealed a pivotal UFC conversation ... In doing so, the former middleweight champion parted ways with the company, ending a 14-year stint. Despite retiring from the UFC ...

In a heartfelt announcement during the UFC 311 weigh-in show on January 17, 2025, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman declared his retirement from professional mixed martial arts.

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More than a decade after producing one of the most shocking knockouts in MMA history, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman announced his retirement on Friday during the UFC 311 weigh-in ...

A little more than a month after his most recent fight, Chris Weidman has decided there won't be a ... Then immediately, the goal was to be a UFC champion," Weidman said on the weigh-in show.

Chris Weidman has retired from the UFC. The former UFC middleweight champion announced his decision Friday during the promotion's weigh-in show for UFC 311 in Los Angeles. “Since I decided to ...